CapitalBop, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and presenting jazz in Washington, D.C. We build audiences in order to build community around this music, because it's important to the city's historic identity, but also ever-changing and contemporary. CapitalBop.com is designed to help everyone from newcomers to jazz die-hards find live music that will fit their preferences.
Our monthly DC Jazz Loft shows, two annual festivals and other presentations reach diverse audiences and present jazz in outside-the-box scenarios. Our live presenting always aims to showcase and stimulate the forward-focused creative thought that naturally occurs on the local jazz scene.
Our monthly DC Jazz Loft shows, two annual festivals and other presentations reach diverse audiences and present jazz in outside-the-box scenarios. Our live presenting always aims to showcase and stimulate the forward-focused creative thought that naturally occurs on the local jazz scene.
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CapitalBop offers a variety of programs that enrich the city's vibrant jazz community, and build a diverse audience. Our work spans outside-the-box concert presentations, various music-education programs, and award-winning journalistic coverage of the D.C. jazz scene. CapitalBop's award-winning local music journalism includes artist interviews, criticism, multimedia and more.
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CapitalBop is D.C.'s only online resource covering the bustling jazz scene - with comprehensive listings, multimedia coverage and a full guide to the city's numerous jazz-filled neighborhoods. We also enjoy a dedicated following thanks to our widely celebrated concert presentations. Our web readership comes in search of evening plans, or just to know the latest in D.C. music.
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Fall 2020: We're rounding the seventh month of a generation-defining pandemic; U.S. social and political tensions are coming to. Trombonist Shannon Gunn might be one of the most imaginative arrangers on the D.C. jazz scene. Case in point:. Mark G. Meadows is no stranger to empowerment anthems; they were the cornerstone of his last album To The.
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Keith Butler's playing has everything you'd expect from one of D.C.'s most prominent young drummers: nuance, strength and a. One of the District's most relentless instrumentalists and bandleaders, the accomplished bassist Michael Bowie is becoming known for leading. When Akua Allrich played CapitalBop's DC Jazz Loft last year, all she brought along were the raw materials: bass, .
Twins Jazz || Walk past 1344 U St., and the first thing you'll hear is the swinging clatter of the drums, or maybe the squall of a trumpet. Turn into the doorway, start up the flight of stairs and you'll begin to hear the stabbing chords of an accompanying piano. By the time you're at the club level, with the bar on your left and bandstand to the right, you'll find yourself strutting to the bassist's rhythm.
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